diff --git a/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items.rs b/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
similarity index 69%
rename from src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items.rs
rename to src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
index 56e3208ac4..867776415f 100644
--- a/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items.rs
+++ b/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 
+mod structs;
+
 pub(super) fn mod_contents(p: &mut Parser, stop_on_r_curly: bool) {
     attributes::inner_attributes(p);
     while !p.at(EOF) && !(stop_on_r_curly && p.at(R_CURLY)) {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ fn item(p: &mut Parser) {
             USE_ITEM
         }
         STRUCT_KW => {
-            struct_item(p);
+            structs::struct_item(p);
             STRUCT_ITEM
         }
         FN_KW => {
@@ -57,88 +59,6 @@ fn item(p: &mut Parser) {
     item.complete(p, item_kind);
 }
 
-fn struct_item(p: &mut Parser) {
-    assert!(p.at(STRUCT_KW));
-    p.bump();
-
-    if !p.expect(IDENT) {
-        return;
-    }
-    generic_parameters(p);
-    match p.current() {
-        WHERE_KW => {
-            where_clause(p);
-            match p.current() {
-                SEMI => {
-                    p.bump();
-                    return;
-                }
-                L_CURLY => named_fields(p),
-                _ => {
-                    //TODO: special case `(` error message
-                    p.error().message("expected `;` or `{`").emit();
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        SEMI => {
-            p.bump();
-            return;
-        }
-        L_CURLY => named_fields(p),
-        L_PAREN => {
-            pos_fields(p);
-            p.expect(SEMI);
-        }
-        _ => {
-            p.error().message("expected `;`, `{`, or `(`").emit();
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn named_fields(p: &mut Parser) {
-    assert!(p.at(L_CURLY));
-    p.bump();
-    while !p.at(R_CURLY) && !p.at(EOF) {
-        named_field(p);
-        if !p.at(R_CURLY) {
-            p.expect(COMMA);
-        }
-    }
-    p.expect(R_CURLY);
-
-    fn named_field(p: &mut Parser) {
-        let field = p.start();
-        visibility(p);
-        if p.expect(IDENT) {
-            p.expect(COLON);
-            types::type_ref(p);
-            field.complete(p, NAMED_FIELD);
-        } else {
-            field.abandon(p);
-            p.err_and_bump("expected field declaration");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn pos_fields(p: &mut Parser) {
-    if !p.expect(L_PAREN) {
-        return;
-    }
-    while !p.at(R_PAREN) && !p.at(EOF) {
-        let pos_field = p.start();
-        visibility(p);
-        types::type_ref(p);
-        pos_field.complete(p, POS_FIELD);
-
-        if !p.at(R_PAREN) {
-            p.expect(COMMA);
-        }
-    }
-    p.expect(R_PAREN);
-}
-
 fn generic_parameters(_: &mut Parser) {}
 
 fn where_clause(_: &mut Parser) {}
diff --git a/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/structs.rs b/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/structs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b31cf18df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/event_parser/grammar/items/structs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use super::*;
+
+pub(super) fn struct_item(p: &mut Parser) {
+    assert!(p.at(STRUCT_KW));
+    p.bump();
+
+    if !p.expect(IDENT) {
+        return;
+    }
+    generic_parameters(p);
+    match p.current() {
+        WHERE_KW => {
+            where_clause(p);
+            match p.current() {
+                SEMI => {
+                    p.bump();
+                    return;
+                }
+                L_CURLY => named_fields(p),
+                _ => {
+                    //TODO: special case `(` error message
+                    p.error().message("expected `;` or `{`").emit();
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        SEMI => {
+            p.bump();
+            return;
+        }
+        L_CURLY => named_fields(p),
+        L_PAREN => {
+            pos_fields(p);
+            p.expect(SEMI);
+        }
+        _ => {
+            p.error().message("expected `;`, `{`, or `(`").emit();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn named_fields(p: &mut Parser) {
+    assert!(p.at(L_CURLY));
+    p.bump();
+    while !p.at(R_CURLY) && !p.at(EOF) {
+        named_field(p);
+        if !p.at(R_CURLY) {
+            p.expect(COMMA);
+        }
+    }
+    p.expect(R_CURLY);
+
+    fn named_field(p: &mut Parser) {
+        let field = p.start();
+        visibility(p);
+        if p.expect(IDENT) {
+            p.expect(COLON);
+            types::type_ref(p);
+            field.complete(p, NAMED_FIELD);
+        } else {
+            field.abandon(p);
+            p.err_and_bump("expected field declaration");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn pos_fields(p: &mut Parser) {
+    if !p.expect(L_PAREN) {
+        return;
+    }
+    while !p.at(R_PAREN) && !p.at(EOF) {
+        let pos_field = p.start();
+        visibility(p);
+        types::type_ref(p);
+        pos_field.complete(p, POS_FIELD);
+
+        if !p.at(R_PAREN) {
+            p.expect(COMMA);
+        }
+    }
+    p.expect(R_PAREN);
+}